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FRANK MUSIC CORP. v. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC.

Nos. 83-6426, 83-6460.

772 F.2d 505 (1985)

FRANK MUSIC CORPORATION, Robert Wright, George Forrest, Anne Lederer (as Executrix of the Last Will of Charles Lederer), Luther Davis, and Edwin Lester, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC., a Delaware corporation, MGM Grand Hotel, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Donn Arden, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Kornblum, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees.

Peter F. Sloss, Sloss & Becker, San Francisco, Cal., Frederick F. Greenman, Jr., Linden & Deutsch, New York City, amicus curiae for Songwriters Guild.

Irwin Karp, New York City, amicus curiae for Dramatists Guild, The Authors League of America.

Bernard Korman, New York City, Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi, John J. Quinn, Howard O. Boltz, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., amicus curiae, for American Society of Composers Authors & Publishers.

Karen Randall, Charles H. Stein, Wyman, Bautzer, Rothman, Kuchel & Silbert, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees-cross-appellants.

Latham & Watkins, Jill S. Slater, John B. Missing, Los Angeles, Cal., Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, Robert D. Faiss, Las Vegas, Nev., amicus curiae for Nevada Resort Assoc.

Before FLETCHER, BOOCHEVER, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

This copyright infringement suit arises out of defendants' use of five songs from plaintiffs' dramatico-musical play Kismet in a musical revue staged at defendant MGM Grand Hotel in 1974-76. After a bench trial, the district court found infringement and awarded the plaintiffs $22,000 as a share of defendants' profits. Plaintiffs appeal and defendants cross-appeal. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

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